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Data mining is a powerful tool. When applied to web traffic data, interesting trends start to emerge. And the latest trend seems to be cellphones. Go figure. Hitwise has come out with the latest web search trends that shows mobile phones as the most searched for consumer electronics across the web.

THE iPhone is now the official mobile for vainglorious iDiots. Last year owners of the Apple phone could buy a screen saver of a glowing red gem that did little more than signal the owner's addiction to bling.